One head coach was fired in October, one was canned in November and a third lost his job this week. When Black Monday arrives, as many as seven more openings will be created as the NFL's spin cycle hits full speed.
That means ample opportunities for...

From a pileup of three Falcons linebackers in the middle of the field emerged Jameis Winston.
In a game three weeks ago at Raymond James Stadium, the Buccaneers were three points behind in the closing minutes and faced third-and-19 from the Falcons...

The Bears host the Broncos on Sunday, minus an injured Peyton Manning, and then five days later venture to Lambeau Field on Thanksgiving to face the rival Packers, the day the cheeseheads will add Brett Favre to the stadium's Ring of Honor. Even though...

Robbie Gould had his mind at ease and his line picked out. The Chicago Bears kicker knew exactly how much his 49-yard field goal attempt meant in the closing seconds of Sunday’s game at Soldier Field. The Bears trailed the Oakland Raiders 20-19 with 7...

IRVING, Texas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo doesn't need surgery to repair his fractured left clavicle. Romo sent out a tweet Monday to say he won't need surgery and to thank the fans for their prayers and support. Romo suffered the injury in...

A glance at each team in the AFC:
AFC EAST
BUFFALO BILLS
Last year: Despite posting first winning record in a decade, Bills missed playoffs for 15th consecutive season — NFL's longest active drought. Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula...

If recent jabs from a former teammate and media have made Jay Cutler feel like a punching bag, at least he could try to convince himself no one literally wanted to take a swing at him. That is, until Wednesday.
Lance Briggs admitted during an...

The crunching noise of shoulder pads colliding is not far off with the first training camp practice two weeks away and that has rekindled the question: What are the Bears going to be like?
Since reaching Super Bowl XLI nearly a decade ago, optimism has...

For years through the 1990s and 2000s it was no secret that many Bears fans coveted their chief tormentor, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. Now a Peter King report reveals that Favre gave serious consideration to fulfilling that wish.
On his...

Quarterback talent may be thin around the NFL, but Kyle Orton was unequivocal about his retirement this week: He's not coming back.
"No. No," said Orton, who retired from the Buffalo Bills in December after spending his previous nine seasons with the...

Wheeling and dealing: General managers love to do it and the Chicago Bears have been involved in 27 trades involving draft picks over the last 10 years.The most notable deal was the blockbuster 2009 trade for quarterback Jay Cutler. Back in 2005, the...

The annual coaches breakfast at the NFL owners meetings is a media free-for-all that amounts to some of the best access on the calendar. For an hour, coaches take questions from reporters who are free to bounce around the room and pick some of the...

This should be the season Ryan Tannehill hits his stride as an NFL quarterback. At least that's the franchise's hope.
It will be Tannehill's sixth season playing quarterback, his fourth year as an NFL starter and his second season running the spread...

The Bears have had their share of free agent bargains and busts over the years.
Five best
Erik Kramer, QB, 1994: After sharing playing time with the Lions for three seasons, he joined the Bears and set franchise passing records in his second year when...

The Jay Cutler question isn't how much the Bears have invested in his contract already, it’s how soon they want to get out of the rest of it.
Cutler’s deal isn’t like the Brandon Marshall question. The Bears could cut Marshall and save millions, and they...

Sorry, folks, but I'm not biting on DeflateGate. The whole thing is asinine and overblown. It would be three paragraphs on Page B6 if it didn't involve the Patriots and their dastardly coach, that sneaky repeat offender Bill Belichick, leading into...

The Bears pressed forward with head coach interviews Tuesday, meeting with former Bills coach Doug Marrone and Lions defensive coordinator Teryl Austin.
Marrone and Bears general manager Ryan Pace were together with the Saints from 2006-08, when...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Rex Ryan is officially going from Broadway to Buffalo.
The Bills announced in a news release Monday that Ryan has been hired to take over as coach. The news came a day after the former New York Jets coach tentatively accepted...